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135th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service (2018)
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Issue
Name: |
135th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
๑๓๕ ปี
ไปรษณีย์ไทย |
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Issue Date: |
2018/2561-08-04 |
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Cause: |
To commemorate 135 years
of Thai Postal Services |
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Catalogue Number: |
2018/25-28 |
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Denomination: |
3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht |
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Complete Set: |
12 Baht (unused), 4 Baht
(used) |
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Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
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Size: |
49
x 30 mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
500,000 pieces per design |
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Printer: |
Thai British Security Printing Public Company
Limited, Thailand |
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Subject: |
The evolution of the postman
in various eras: A. a postman in the
uniform of the
early days delivering a letter to a nobleman
in front of
Praisanihyakahn,
i.e. the
nation's
first ever Post Office building
near
the
Chao Phraya
River in Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok
(fig.);
B. a postman in a
uniform of the past on a mail delivering bicycle
in front
of a fenced
gate, reportedly at the [old] Ministry of Transport, as well
as a
1911 model postbox (fig.);
C. a postman in a
uniform of the past on a mail delivering Vespa-style scooter
in front
of the
General Post Office
Building in Bangrak, Bangkok (fig.);
D. mail delivery car in front of the Thailand Post Head
Office in Laksi, Bangkok. |
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Related Link: |
125th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service,
130th Anniversary of Thai Postal
Services,
Postman's
Uniform,
postboxes,
Bangkok,
Praisanih Thai,
Praisanihyakahn,
Bangkok |
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